Bulldozed History: a Visual Representation of Greenbush

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2018Author
Streckenbach, Allison
Callaci, Emma
Nielsen, Pete
DuBois, Matthew
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The Greenbush neighborhood was once a vibrant immigrant community in Madison,
Wisconsin. In 1962, the neighborhood was razed to be redeveloped, and after sitting empty for
years a hospital and several apartment buildings were built on the site. This renewal came
under a dubious process involving outright disrespect of the original residents. Through
literature review, archival research, and interviews with former residents, we are visually
reconstructing a sense of what the old Greenbush was like, and the effect that the renewal had
around the Madison community. A significant portion of our research is devoted to memory
comics, a tool to visually re-create one’s memories to get a more human sense of place. Our
conclusions outline the main takeaways that the former residents who we interviewed had of the
urban renewal process and the legacy it has today.
Subject
Greenbush
Greenbush Neighborhood
Madison, Wisconsin
Immigrant community
Redevelopment
Urban renewal
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/78977Description
Includes Tables, Figures, Repeat Photography, Photographs, Appendices and Bibliography.